PA HR57

Designates June 2025 as "Gun Violence Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania, aligning with the national observance

Acknowledges gun violence as a public safety and public health issue affecting cities, suburbs, and rural communities

Memorializes lives lost to gun violence in the Commonwealth, where an individual is killed with a firearm every five hours and a law enforcement officer is fatally shot every six months

Cites national statistics including 116 Americans killed and 210 injured by firearms daily, with gun violence being the leading cause of death for children under 18